W912ER21R0044-001.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to include specifics in Section L and M regarding Defense Base Act (DBA) Insurance.

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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 10-Aug-2021

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street , County, State and Zip Code) X W912ER21R0044

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

23-Jul-2021

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer is extended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

10-Aug-2021

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W912ER DISTRICT (TAM), USACE

MIDDLE EAST DISTRICT (CETAM-CT)

201 PRINCE FREDERICK DRIVE

WINCHESTER VA 22602

W912ER 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTION TO OFFERORS

The Government intends to award as many as three (3) single award IDIQ contracts from this solicitation. The single award IDIQs will be country-wide for the countries of Iraq, Kuwait, and Jordan respectively.

The magnitude of the IDIQ contracts issued from this solicitation will be between $4,000,000 and $12,000,000 each.

The total of all IDIQ contracts issued from this solicitation will not exceed $24,000,000.

Each IDIQ contract will include an initial delivery order. Subsequent delivery orders for bunker enclosures in each country will be negotiated with the single award IDIQ holder for that country.

Instructions to Prospective Offerors:

General. Late Submissions will not be considered. The proposals are to be received electronically at the DoD SAFE site (https://safe.apps.mil/).

The proposal due date is: 23 August 2021, 4:00 PM Eastern Time.

The following FAR clause is applicable to this acquisition and may be viewed at:

http://acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

FAR clause 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors-Competitive Acquisition

The Government will not make assumptions concerning intent, capabilities, or experiences. Clear identification of proposal details shall be the sole responsibility of the offeror. The Government may reject incomplete proposals after initial evaluation without further consideration. Therefore, the proposal shall meet the following basic requirements:

a. The Proposal shall be typed and submitted in English.

b. Proposal shall be organized, concise, and submitted in the volumes and in the order indicated below. Volumes shall be clearly identified and tabbed. Each factor and element (as applicable) shall be described in a separate tabbed section.

c. Proposals must be sent in two separate volumes. Each volume shall be contained within a separate electronic file. Each volume shall be identified by the solicitation number, volume number, and name, address, and telephone number of the prime offeror on the binder cover. Each volume shall contain a Table of Contents and include at the bottom left side of each page the volume and page number.

d. Offerors interested in proposing their services in multiple countries must provide separate proposals for each country, including both volumes. For example, an offeror proposing in Kuwait and Iraq must submit four separate proposal documents for consideration (i.e. Volume I – Kuwait, Volume II – Kuwait, Volume I – Iraq, Volume II – Iraq, etc.). Each of these volumes is to be a separate electronic pdf file, appropriately titled to indicate which volume and which country each file pertains.

e. Offerors shall verify that the information on all forms submitted is current, correct and complete including names of the points of contact, email addresses, fax numbers, and telephone numbers.

f. Pricing Schedule(s), Volume II (see format below), shall be completed in full.

g. Offerors shall submit a signed Standard Form 33 in Volume II for this solicitation, including verification of all amendments received.

h. Failing to submit or completely fill out attachments properly may result in rejection of the offer without further evaluation. Therefore, offerors are urged to follow instructions and raise questions through the Bidder Inquiry System (see information on this system below), if instructions are not understood.

i. Offerors are cautioned against submitting conditional proposals. All questions and concerns shall be addressed to the Contracting Officer or his/her point of contact through the Bidder Inquiry System.

j. Proposal Expenses and Pre-Contract Costs: The Government will not pay any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal, or for any other costs incurred by any firm submitting a proposal in response to this solicitation.

Summary of Submission Requirements:

Cover Letter (see content instructions below) Joint Venture (JV) documentation/agreement (if applicable) Letters of Commitment for Subcontractors (if applicable) Factor 1: Business License Factor 2: Technical Approach Factor 3: Past Performance Factor 4: Price

Proposal Format. Responses to the solicitation shall be submitted in the following format:

Electronic submission in PDF format via the DoD SAFE file transfer protocol (FTP) site. Page limits, if stipulated under each evaluation factor, shall be adhered to. Regular text portions of the proposals shall be submitted so that they are able to be printed on 8.5” X 11” or A4 sized pages. A page is defined as a single pdf page conforming to the page size requirements listed above. For narratives, use 12 point font, Arial for all documents with margins no smaller than one-inch on all sides. The Government will not evaluate any material that exceeds the page limits specified herein.

Each proposal shall be in the following order with tabs separating the following sections, as stated previously, offerors who intend to propose for multiple contract awards must provide separate proposals for each country:

Volume I-Technical Proposal (do not include pricing information in Volume I)

1. Cover Letter (see content instructions below)

2. Joint Venture (JV) documentation/agreement (if applicable)

3. Letters of Commitment for Subcontractors (if applicable)

4. Factor 1: Business License

5. Factor 2: Technical Approach

6. Factor 3: Past Performance

Volume II-Price Proposal

1. Standard Form (SF) 33 - Complete in its entirety the “Offeror” portion of the SF 33. An official having the authority to bind your company contractually shall sign the SF 33, blocks 15 through 18 in accordance with FAR 4.102. If the offeror is a Joint Venture, all parties to the Joint Venture shall sign the proposal.

2. Completed Proposal Schedule for the country of interest.

3. Completed Cost Breakdown Sheet, in Excel format for the country of interest.

4. DBA Insurance quote (See Section C, Paragraph 12.d).

Please note that the proposal schedule included in Section B of the SF33 is for informational purposes only. Offerors should NOT complete that particular proposal schedule, instead they should complete the proposal schedule and cost breakdown sheet associated with the delivery order in their country of interest.

Offerors shall submit Volume I and Volume II in separate PDF files dividing each of the sections noted above using separate tabs.

Note: The offeror shall place the following notification on the bottom of each page of its proposal: “Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104. Do not disclose any source selection information to any unauthorized person.”

Cover Letter. Include the following information in your cover letter:

Solicitation number.

Name, address, telephone number, and email address of the offeror, DUNS number, CAGE Code, and Tax Identification Number of the offeror and acknowledgement of any amendments to the RFP that have been issued (amendment number and date acknowledged by offeror).

Introductory statement identifying to which country the proposal pertains.

Proposal Submission. The proposals are to be received electronically at the DoD SAFE site (https://safe.apps.mil/) controlled by the Contract Specialist Mr. Eric L. Caruso (Eric.L.Caruso@usace.army.mil) and the Contracting Officer Ms. Holly K. Watson (Holly.K.Watson@usace.army.mil). All offerors must request access to the DoD SAFE site through the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist by email. A link to upload proposals will be provided to interested offerors no earlier than five days prior to the proposal submission date. It is the responsibility of the offerors to request access to the SAFE site no later than 4:00PM Eastern Time of the last business day prior to the proposal submission date.

Inquiries. Inquiries regarding the solicitation shall be submitted as follows:

All inquiries regarding this solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry. Telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted. Bidder Inquiry is a web-based program that allows bidders to post questions regarding the solicitation and view all questions by other bidders and responses by USACE. Bidder Inquiry can be accessed through ProjNet® using the following information:

The solicitation number is: W912ER21R0044 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: BGHQ9X-KXIP6C

1. To access the ProjNet website for the first time:

a. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

b. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

c. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

d. Email. Enter the email address you would like to use for communication.

e. Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form.

f. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret

Answer, and Time Zone. Make sure to remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system.

g. Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system.

2. To access ProjNet for future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

a. For future access to ProjNet, you will not be emailed any type of password. You will utilize your Secret Question and Secret Answer to log in.

b. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

c. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

d. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

e. Email. Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet.

f. Click Continue. A page will then open asking you to enter the answer to your Secret Question.

g. Enter your Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed you are now logged into the system.

Note, offerors shall only submit one question per inquiry. All inquiries containing multiple questions may be rejected.

3. The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquiries seven days prior to the proposal due date in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to give appropriate responses to inquiries and amend the solicitation if necessary.

4. Offerors are requested to review the solicitation in its entirety, and review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry. An offeror that submits a question will receive an acknowledgement via email, followed by an answer after it has been processed by the Government technical and contracting team.

5. The ProjNet call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago) or by appointment for OCONUS. The telephone number for the Call Center is 1-800-428-HELP. ProjNet questions can also be emailed to the helpdesk at staff@projnet.info.

Amendments to the Solicitation. Any and all amendments to the solicitation will be issued electronically and be available via www.sam.gov. It is the offeror’s responsibility to check continuously for any amendments to this solicitation and to acknowledge any and all amendments by including the amendment number in the text of the cover letter sent with its proposal package in response to this solicitation.

Pre-proposal Conference/Site Visit. Site visits will not be organized or conducted by the Government under this solicitation.

Joint Ventures. A Joint Venture is defined as follows: a legal business entity formed between two or more companies (parties) to undertake the performance activities of a contract together. This does not include other arrangements such as “teaming agreements” or “strategic alliances,” which are not recognized as bona fide Joint Ventures for the purposes of this solicitation.

Offerors proposing as Joint Ventures shall provide evidence that their Joint Ventures have been duly formed as legal entities. Joint Ventures shall include copies of their legal Joint Venture agreements signed by an authorized officer from each of the firms comprising their Joint Ventures with the chief executive of each entity identified. The Government will not evaluate the capability of any contractors that are not included in the Joint Venture agreements of offerors that are Joint Ventures. Proposals received with purported Joint Ventures without Joint Venture Agreements will be rejected.

Subcontractors. The Government recognizes that completion of a project is often a team effort. Therefore, if an offeror wishes to be credited with the capabilities of a subcontractor (i.e., a firm that is not a member of the Joint Venture), a firm unequivocal letter of commitment signed by the firm must be submitted. The LOC must be submitted even if the firm is in some way related to a coventurer in a Joint Venture or to the single prime offeror (for example, the subcontractor is a subsidiary of a Joint Venture coventurer, or a subsidiary of a firm of which the prime offeror or a coventurer is also a subsidiary). If such an LOC is not submitted, the capabilities of a subcontractor firm may not be considered.

System for Award Management. Offerors (including Joint Venture entities) shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submitting their offers. Offerors will be eliminated if they are not registered in SAM. For more information, see the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

Ensure that NAICS code 238120 (Structural Steel and Precast Concrete) is listed on your SAM registration.

Expenses Incurred. The Government will not reimburse any costs incurred or associated with preparation and submission of any response(s) to this solicitation.

Discussions. In accordance with FAR Provision 52.215-1(f)(4), the Government intends to select the most highly qualified offerors for contract award without conducting discussions; however, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions as determined necessary by the Contracting Officer.

Point of Contact (POC):

U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers - Middle East District Attn: Mr. Eric L. Caruso 201 Prince Frederick Drive Winchester, VA 22602

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

The following have been modified:

EVALUATION FACTORS

1. BASIS OF AWARD

Contract awards will be made using Lowest-Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures.

Each country-wide single award IDIQ contract will be awarded to the lowest priced offer for each country’s initial delivery order that meets the minimum technical standards for award (i.e. is rated as “Acceptable” in all technical/non-price factors), as outlined below.

Proposals received in response to the this solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with the Department of Defense (DoD) source selection procedures as outlined in FAR Part 15 Negotiations and the Army Source Selection Supplement (November 2017) as follows:

The Government will consider the following factors:

Technical/Non-Price Factors Factor 1: Business License Factor 2: Technical Approach Factor 3: Past Performance

Price Proposal Factor 4: Price

Factors 1, 2, and 3 will receive a rating of either “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable”. Offerors will be assigned an “Acceptable” rating for these factors only if they meet all minimum requirements for each factor stated within the solicitation. Any offeror who receives an “Unacceptable” rating for Factors 1, 2, or 3 (as described in the evaluation procedures listed in the following paragraphs) will be considered ineligible for award.

The Government intends to award as many as three IDIQ contracts from this solicitation, one for each country of performance (i.e. Iraq, Kuwait, and Jordan). Offerors will be selected based on the pricing received for the initial delivery orders and the evaluation of their country-specific technical proposal. An offeror’s price proposal must also be considered complete, balanced, and reasonable to be considered for award.

The Government intends to award these IDIQ contracts without discussions, although the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if it is determined to be in the Government's best interests. Therefore, an offeror that desires consideration for the contract award is advised to comply with all mandatory requirements of this solicitation for submission of price and non-price factors and to include its best terms in its proposal.

2. EVALUATION FACTORS

INTRODUCTION / COUNTRY OF INTEREST DESIGNATION

For this acquisition, offerors must include in their proposal an introductory statement which clearly identifies in which country they are intending to offer their services. If offerors are offering their services in more than one country, they must provide separate proposals for each country, and each proposal must clearly identify to which country the information contained in that proposal applies. Multiple countries may not be discussed in the same proposal.

Failure to clearly identify to which country a proposal pertains (or if multiple countries are addressed in the same proposal) will result in that proposal being deemed non-responsive, and it will not be evaluated further.

Offerors are NOT required to submit technical and price proposals in all (or multiple) countries discussed in this solicitation. Criteria for award in each country will be considered independently of one another. The ability to perform in multiple countries, or lack thereof will not be considered in any way (positively or negatively) during the evaluation.

FACTOR 1: BUSINESS LICENSE:

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

For this factor, offerors must demonstrate proof that they are licensed to do business in the country for which they are proposing their services. Offerors must present an active and valid business license in their country of interest.

This license must either be in the prime contractor offeror’s name as listed in the System for Award Management (SAM), in the name of one of the Joint Venture (JV) partners (as listed in SAM) if the offeror is a JV. A translated copy of the license must be provided if the license is in any language other than English.

If the business license is in the name of a JV partner, a JV certificate confirming that the JV is a legal partnership must be submitted.

Additional Requirements for Iraq: For offerors proposing on the Iraq IDIQ, in addition to providing a business license as described above, offerors must demonstrate that they are registered in the Joint Contingency Contractor System (JCCS). Offerors must provide evidence of an active JCCS registration in good standing, which is current as of the date of proposal receipt.

EVALUATION PROCEDURES

The Government will review the business license (and other documents required for Iraq only) provided by the offeror to ensure that it is a valid and active license, in good standing as of the date of proposal receipt.

For Iraq:

Offerors in Iraq must be registed in the Joint Contingency Contracting System (JCCS) to be considered eligible for award. In addition to providing the offeror’s business license for Iraq, the offeror must also provide proof of active registration in JCCS. Information on JCCS registration is available at the following web-site: https://www.jccs.gov.

The Offeror must provide proof of registration in the JCCS and must provide its Company JCCS Identification (ID) number. The Government may choose to search the JCCS database using the JCCS Company ID number supplied by the vendor to verify eligibility. An “Unacceptable” rating will be assigned to Offerors providing incomplete or incorrect information pertaining to JCCS registration.

FACTOR 1: RATINGS AND DEFINITIONS

Offerors must submit evidence of a valid and active business license in their country of interest in order to receive an “Acceptable” rating. Offerors that receive an “Unacceptable” rating will be eliminated from consideration for award.

Factor 1: Business License

Rating Definition

Acceptable Offeror provided evidence that they have a valid and active business license, in good standing in their country of interest. In Iraq, offerors also demonstrated that they have an active registration in the JCCS system.

Unacceptable Offeror did not provide evidence that they have a valid and active business license in good standing (or did not demonstrate active JCCS registration for those proposing their services in Iraq) in their country of interest.

FACTOR 2: TECHNICAL APPROACH:

There are two elements in this factor. Offerors must satisfy the requirements for each element in order to receive an “Acceptable” rating for this factor.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Element 1: Schedule

For this factor, offerors shall submit a high level schedule (containing no more than 100 activities) to demonstrate that they have an adequate understanding of the contract requirements described in the SOW for the individual delivery orders. The schedule shall address the following items:

Pre-Procurement and Product Submittals Material Procurement Equipment Rental/Procurement (as applicable) Fabrication Initial prototype testing Logistics and Delivery (to all locations listed in the initial delivery order SOW for each country) Base Access (including the biometric and interview process for Iraq only) Requirements of the PMNOC clearance process – Iraq only Installation Activities

The schedule shall be submitted using Primavera or Microsoft Project and shall show realistic timeframes for each major element of the project, as well as sound and reasonable logic and relationships with respect to all activities.

Element 2: Work Plan

Offerors must submit a brief, but concise work plan narrative (no greater than three pages), which describes the following:

1) The offeror’s proposed work plan for fabricating a single bulkhead and door system, including how the offeror intends to perform all metal fabrication, including connection tolerances between the steel members, as well as installing and securing any infill type required by the initial delivery order SOW.

Offerors shall describe the types of tools or other equipment it will use in working with the steel members and infill types.

2) The offeror’s proposed work plan for installing a typical bulkhead and door on an existing bunker, including a description of what work will be performed on and off-site, how the offeror will transport any pre-assembled materials to the project site (if applicable), and how the offeror will go about attaching the bulkhead and door to the existing bunkers, including the types of tools and equipment it will use to perform installation.

Offerors shall include sufficient detail in its narrative to provide confidence that it possesses the sufficient knowledge and capability to properly fabricate and install the bunker bulkhead and door systems required under this contract.

EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

Element 1: Schedule

Proposals will be evaluated to determine if the offeror’s proposed schedule is realistic, uses sound logic and activity relationships, and includes realistic activity durations. The schedule will be compared with the delivery order SOW associated with the designated country of performance to ensure the project will be completed within the required period of performance. Offerors that offer unrealistic, incomplete, inadequate schedules (when compared to the required period of performance) or those that do not convey an adequate understanding of the project SOW shall be given “Unacceptable” ratings.

Element 2: Work Plan

The work plan narrative will be reviewed to ensure that the offeror has the technical knowledge required to fabricate and install the bulkheads and doors required by this contract. The narrative will be reviewed to determine if offerors are proposing reasonable means and methods, and that their proposed approach is in accordance with the technical drawings and specifications.

The installation portion of the narrative will be evaluated to determine if they have an adequate approach to assembling and transporting materials required under this contract, and if offerors intend to use methods and equipment for installation that are realistic and reasonable with respect to the requirements of the solicitation and common practices for working on military facilities.

It is the responsibility of the offeror to provide sufficient detail in their narratives such that the Government can determine they have the adequate technical capability and approach to execute the work contemplated by this solicitation.

FACTOR 2: RATINGS AND DEFINITIONS

The offeror must provide a technical approach which demonstrates an acceptable knowledge of the scope of work for the development of the required bulkhead and door product, knowledge of the scope of the initial delivery order, and possesses the technical competency to properly fabricate and install the bulkhead and door systems.

Factor 2: Technical Approach

Acceptable Offeror provided a technical approach (schedule and work plan which) demonstrates an acceptable knowledge of the scope of work for the development of the required bulkhead and door product, knowledge of the scope of the initial delivery order, and possesses the technical competency to properly fabricate and install the bulkhead and door systems.

Unacceptable Offeror did not provide a technical approach (schedule and/or work plan) which demonstrates an acceptable knowledge of the scope of work for the development of the required bulkhead and door product, knowledge of the scope of the initial delivery order, and possesses the technical competency to properly fabricate and install the bulkhead and door systems.

FACTOR 3: PAST PERFORMANCE

The Past Performance evaluation includes an assessment of the relevancy of an offeror’s recent experience as it relates to the solicitation project. This factor will also evaluate the quality of the work performed.

For the purpose of this evaluation:

A “recent” project is defined as a project which has been completed within the five (5) years immediately preceding the proposal receipt date, or for an ongoing contract, for which at least 80% of the work has been completed.

A “relevant” project is one that includes steel work or fabrication, such as assembly of pre-engineered metal buildings, fabrication or construction of steel structures (such as utility towers) or other metal work or assemblies, that is greater than $3M in magnitude, and is located in the country for which the offeror is proposing their services.

The quality of the past performance will be evaluated by reviewing Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) or official Government ratings for the projects submitted for consideration. The offeror must submit a PPQ or official Government rating document for each project submitted for consideration, in accordance with the guidance below.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Offerors shall submit at least three, but no more than five projects for consideration which meet the definition of recent and relevant listed above. Additional projects submitted that exceed the five project limit will not be considered for evaluation.

An offeror may submit for evaluation projects that it performed as a prime contractor, as part of a joint venture, or as a subcontractor so long as the offeror’s role in the project involves relevant metal work as described above.

If an offeror is a partnership or Joint Venture, the offeror may submit projects for evaluation performed by the partnership or Joint Venture; and projects performed by entities that comprise the partnership or Joint Venture. The Government will consider a submitted project performed by a partner or coventurer, if: (a) for that project, the offeror’s proposal describes the role of the partner or co-venturer; and (b) the offeror’s proposal clearly identifies how the role of the partner or co-venturer on the submitted project is relevant to the role the partner or co-venturer will be performing on the solicitation project.

An offering prime contractor may submit past performance information for a specialized subcontractor, if that subcontractor will be responsible for performing fabrication of the bulkheads and doors under this contract. If a prime contractor submits past performance information for a subcontractor, an unequivocal letter of commitment for that subcontractor must be included in the proposal.

An offeror shall provide a separate Past Performance Overview Sheet (Attachment 1), Project Summary Form (Attachment 2), and Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) (Attachment 3) for each project submitted.

The offeror shall include a project description on the Project Summary Form that includes the project scope and cost magnitude and which is detailed enough to permit an evaluation of project recency and relevance. It is the responsibility of the offeror to convincingly demonstrate that the projects that they submit meet the definition of recency and relevancy, and the Government will not be responsible to make inferrals regarding the recency, scope, or magnitude of any project submitted for consideration.

Also, on the Project Summary Form, the offeror shall provide the name and contact information of English-speaking references who have first-hand knowledge of the offeror’s past performance, and who are independent and willing and available to answer questions. References should be knowledgeable personnel within the contracting agency or entity that administers the contract such as the agent, owner, or Government representative. References may be asked to comment on specific aspects of the offeror’s performance, including: quality, timeliness, management of the work, subcontractor management including timely payment to subcontractors or suppliers, safety, relations between owner and designer or contractor, level of support for such elements as as-built documentation, Operations and Maintenance (O&M) manuals, training, correcting errors, and warranty work. The offeror should notify the reference that he/she may be contacted for the purposes of the evaluation.

An offeror shall attempt to obtain a client-completed Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) (Attachment 3) for each project submitted. If the offeror is unable to obtain a client-completed PPQ before the proposal closing date, the offeror shall complete and submit with its proposal the first page of the PPQ (including blocks 5 and 6). If the client requests, completed PPQs may be submitted directly to the Government’s point-of-contact, Eric Caruso (Eric.L.Caruso@usace.army.mil) prior to the proposal closing date. Offerors may submit PPQs for submitted projects which were previously filled out by clients and used in previous proposal submissions for other projects. However, offerors shall not merely incorporate these PPQs into their proposals by reference.

In addition to the PPQs, the offeror is encouraged to submit DD Form 2626 (Performance Evaluation (Construction)) forms and/or Contractor Performance Assessment Reports (CPARS) for the projects submitted.

Past performance information such as awards, certificates, customer letters of commendation, and any other forms of performance recognition shall not be submitted, as this information will not be evaluated.

FALSIFIED PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION (INCLUDING PPQs) MAY BE GROUNDS FOR

DISQUALIFICATION OF AN OFFEROR’S PROPOSAL, REFERRAL OF THE OFFEROR FOR

SUSPENSION OR DEBARMENT, AND REFERRAL OF THE OFFEROR TO THE APPROPRIATE

CRIMINAL AUTHORITIES.

While the Government is under no obligation to obtain past performance information not included in the offeror’s Past Performance proposal, the Government reserves the right to contact and interview references and clients submitted by an offeror, and to use any other means available in order to verify past performance information. The Government reserves the right to obtain and use in its evaluation any past performance information, including information for projects not submitted by the offeror. The Government may obtain past performance information by reviewing relevant Government databases, other DoD or Government appraisal systems, or other sources. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in an offeror’s proposal; inquiries of owner representative(s); Federal Awardees Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS); Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS); interviews with Government personnel; and any other known sources not provided by the offeror.

EVALUATION PROCEDURES

In order to obtain an “Acceptable” rating for this factor, offerors must demonstrate the following:

1) Recent and Relevant Experience: That the offeror has experience performing at least three projects which are considered recent and relevant per the definitions in this factor.

2) Quality: That the offeror performed acceptably on the projects presented for consideration, and the Government does not uncover a history of regular or routine below average performance for the offeror in general.

The Government will review the past performance information for those projects submitted by the offeror, in addition to any other projects considered by the Government, and make an overall determination as to whether or not the offeror has typically performed acceptably on past projects. For this acquisition, an offeror will have been considered to have performed acceptably on a project if all ratings are Satisfactory (or equivalent) in all rating categories. Offerors may still be considered to have performed acceptably if a small number of categories have below average ratings (e.g. “Marginal”) if the Government feels they are balanced out by higher ratings in other categories or are not indicative of a pattern of poor performance. Any documented evidence of severely negative ratings such as Unacceptable or Unsatisfactory, shall result in an “Unacceptable” rating for past performance.

The Government may seek and obtain past performance information pertaining to an offeror from Governmental and non-Government sources and databases. In addition, the Government may consider negative past performance discovered on projects which do not strictly meet definition of recent and relevant; for example the Government may consider negative performance on on-going contracts that have not yet reached completion, or for contracts with a somewhat dissimilar scope or smaller magnitude than the solicitation project. The Government may determine that this evidence of negative performance is indicative of a history of regular or routine below average performance, and as a result may choose to assign an “Unacceptable” rating to this factor.

In accordance with FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv), in the case of an offeror for which the quality of their past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the quality portion of the past performance factor. In this case, the offeror’s past performance is unknown and only the requirements to demonstrate three recent and relevant projects will be used to determine if an “Acceptable” rating will be assigned to this factor.

FACTOR 3: RATINGS AND DEFINITIONS

Factor 3: Past Performance

Acceptable The offeror provided evidence that they have sufficient recent and relevant experience, and that they performed acceptably on those project. In addition, the Government did not uncover any evidence of regular or routinely poor past performance for the offeror in general.

Unacceptable The offeror did not provide evidence that they have sufficient recent and relevant experience, or there is evidence that the offeror did not perform acceptably on those project, or the Government uncovered evidence of regular or routinely poor past performance for the offeror in general.

FACTOR 4 – PRICE:

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Offerors shall submit a price proposal for the initial delivery order for the country in which their proposal pertains.

All price evaluation related to this solicitation will be based on the prices submitted for the delivery orders. There are no priced contract line items associated with the base IDIQ, and the proposal schedule in Section B of the SF33 is for informational purposes only. Offerors should NOT complete Section B of the SF33, but should instead include pricing in the proposal schedule and cost breakdown sheet for the delivery order in the country for which they are proposing their services.

The pricing proposal shall include the following:

a. Signed Solicitation, Offer, and Award (SF 33), including acknowledgement of all amendments, as applicable.

b. Completed proposal schedule and cost breakdown sheet in Excel format, with all CLINs filled out completely.

This information may be used to aid the Government in determining the fairness and reasonableness of an offeror’s proposed price. The total price reflected on the proposal schedule and cost breakdown sheet should correspond to the price submitted on the CLIN schedule. Any discrepancies could be considered a deficiency and result in an incomplete proposal evaluation.

c. All other items required under Volume II – Price Proposal, in the “Proposal Submission” section of the solicitation. This includes the offeror’s DBA quotation.

EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s price proposal in order to identify risks to the Government based upon demonstration that:

1. The price proposal is complete. To be complete, the offeror shall provide all data that is requested to evaluate the price. The Government will assess the extent to which the proposed prices comply with the content and format requirements set forth in this solicitation.

2. The price proposal is balanced. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items is significantly over or understated. An offeror’s proposal may be unacceptable if it is determined that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

3. The price proposal is reasonable. For a price to be reasonable, it shall represent a price that provides an acceptable value to the Government when consideration is given based upon comparison with the Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) and to prices in the market (market conditions may be evidenced by other competitive proposals). Consideration is also given to the technical and functional capabilities of the offeror as compared to its price.

Price will not be rated or scored. The Government reserves the right to seek an explanation of cost breakdowns. Any such request for explanation will constitute clarification or communication under FAR 15.306. Offerors will not be permitted to change proposed prices unless the Government conducts discussions. If deemed necessary, the supplemental price breakdown information will be used to assist the Government in performing the price evaluations described above.

If an offeror’s prices are deemed to be unreasonable, unbalanced, or incomplete in any respect, the offeror may be considered ineligible for a contract award. Offerors are cautioned to make all accompanying written descriptions complete and clear. The Government will not be responsible for any misunderstandings concerning the basis for pricing proposed by an offeror that results from that offeror’s failure to provide written descriptions that are complete and easily understood.

The Government will award each contract associated with this solicitation based on the lowest price received on each initial delivery order for each country, provided that:

a. The price proposal submitted is determined to be complete, balanced, and reasonable.

b. The offeror has received “Acceptable” ratings for each of the three technical (non-pricing) factors.

For the purposes of evaluation, the Government will consider the sum of the base prices plus any options in determining the lowest priced offeror.

The DBA quotation is a required submittal to verify that the offeror understands the requirement and has received valid DBA quotations from an insurance company that will allow the offeror to execute its policy within the time frames required under Section C of this solicitation, if awarded a contract under this solicitation. Proposals submitted without a DBA quote will be considered not complete and will not be considered eligible for award.

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